Did you know your postgraduate expenses can be declared on your income tax return? This is one of the Nepuga postgraduate questions. Check out the details!
Many students wonder how the postgraduate program works when it comes to tax filing. With the deadline approaching, we decided to answer your question about whether your specialization tuition can be deducted or not.
In many cases, higher education expenses, such as postgraduate programs, specializations and professional training courses, can and should be declared. To do so, you need to prove your expenses with a document issued by the higher education institution (IES).
Brazil's Federal Revenue Service (Receita Federal) announced the deadline for the Individual Income Tax Return (DIRPF), which will run from March 2 to April 30. As a result, Nepuga/FAPUGA students started reaching out asking for information about the 2022 Income Tax (IR) return.
With our students' Nepuga postgraduate questions in mind, we prepared this article with a step-by-step guide so you can make the request quickly from your own portal and not miss any deadline. Check it out!
More Nepuga Postgraduate Questions – Education Expenses
If you fall into the categories required to file an Income Tax return and want to deduct your education expenses, find out what is deductible and everything that should be included in your return.
Expenses on higher education courses can be deducted from income tax up to a limit of R$3,561.50 per person per year. So the expenses you declare can include enrollment fees, professional training courses and tuition for undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
Although the education deduction is limited, taxpayers must report the total amount spent, even if it exceeds the maximum deduction. That's because the Federal Revenue Service compares the total spent by the taxpayer with the revenue declared by educational institutions. For that reason, the document issued must contain the following information:
- Account holder's CPF (Brazilian taxpayer ID)
- Total amount
- The institution's CNPJ (Brazilian company registration number), name and address
Now that you know the answer to these Nepuga postgraduate questions about declaring education expenses on your income tax return, there's no reason to miss out on the benefits. See how to request the document directly in your student portal.
How to issue your income tax statement online
Step 1: Go to the student area and log in with your RA (student ID), CPF or email, and enter your password;
Step 2: Inside your student portal, click the “Financial” option in the options tab;
Step 3: Click the “Income Tax Statement” button, then download and print your document.
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